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______ involves the auditory channel, including rate, volume, pitch, voice quality, and articulation.

A) Haptics
B) Proxemics
C) Chronemics
D) Vocalics

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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______ deflect attention from other possible views.

A) Terministic screens
B) Glittering generalities
C) Social constructions
D) Subjectivities

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which is not one of Burke's analytical questions for considering language?

Reification involves the transformation of social constructions into mundane realities.

Which is not part of Rank's model for intensification?

An ad for a herbal supplement claims that it may improve memory. This is an example of Rank's category of confusion.

Haptics refers to tactile sensations.

Selecting only information that supports the persuader's point of view is:

______ is considered a conversational constraint when dealing with compliance gaining in European-American culture.

We see an ad for Corona beer with a couple sitting on a beautiful beach, and we momentarily imagine ourselves there. This is an example of:

Euphemism, jargon and bureaucratese are all examples of doublespeak.

The study of how space and spatial relations communicate is:

Who said that language does our thinking for us?

Alliteration and rhyme are key components of intensification through repetition.

When we say "rest room" rather than bathroom, we are engaging in:

Which is not part of Rank's model for downplaying?

Repetition, omission, and composition are three components of intensifying communication.

"I promise to clean the house on Saturday" is an example of:

"It's raining now" is an example of Austin's definition of illocution.

Proxemics involves issues such as who sits where around a conference table.